From ANH-International Medical ethics appears to have been put on the back burner in recent times and coercive medical procedures, lack of properly informed consent and breaches of respect for autonomy of individuals have become commonplace. These challenges triggered our interest in re-creating a framework for medical ethics, taking the best of modern ethical principles, […]
More FDA protectionism that works against patient interests. Action Alert! The FDA has announced its intent to issue a proposed rule this coming August that would extend the agency’s power over laboratory developed tests (LDTs). This is a critical threat, as LDTs are crucial tools used in personalized medicine because labs can create custom diagnostic […]
…yet the FDA, responsible for protecting our health and making sure our food is safe, continues to go to bat for Big Food. Action Alert! Would you be concerned if you and your children were consuming a possible carcinogen every day? One that Big Food and the FDA has said is a safe way of […]
From Ronald Hoffman, MD It’s time to fundamentally transform our healthcare system. The fact is, we spend way more per capita on healthcare than any other country in the world, and our health outcomes rank behind those of many poorer countries; virtually everyone agrees that the status quo can’t remain without the prospect of an […]
From Ronald Hoffman, MD We’ve long been propagandized about the imperative to switch from saturated fat to plant-derived oils. I’ve pushed back on that shaky proposition in an article entitled “The Weak Case Against Saturated Fats”. But just as the old shibboleth about animal fat is being debunked, a new dogma is emerging: That vegetable […]
While the summer sun still shines, we need your help NOW to expand access to vitamin D supplements so they reach those Americans who need it most when the days get shorter! Action Alert! The All 4 Vitamin D campaign is calling for Congress to amend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to include vitamin […]
The screws continue to tighten on compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (cBHRT), the future of which is in peril. We need your help to support a US Senate sign-on letter telling the FDA NOT to limit access to these treatments. Action Alert! A letter being circulated in the Senate by US Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and […]
ANH-USA’s efforts to get to the bottom of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest free speech attack is picking up steam and getting important coverage in the media. Action Alert! Last week, we reported that we submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to learn the real motivations for the FTC’s attack on free […]
As the nation continues to focus attention on PFAS “forever chemicals,” the research is increasingly telling us that the problem is far, far worse than previously imagined. The time to act is now. Action Alert! For some time now, we’ve been sounding the alarm about the extensive contamination of the environment with PFAS chemicals, and […]
From ANH-International The Nobel Prize Summit held between 24th and 26th May 2023 in Washington DC showcased how the war against the ‘viral infection’ of misinformation and disinformation is to be fought by academic institutions, the mainstream media, social media companies, and governments. The summit’s title, ‘Truth, Trust and Hope’ is a reflection of a view held by the […]